Rural population, per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Rural population, per capita was 0.7768 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.7768 units per person
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
9th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.9202 units per person
in 1960
All-time low
0.7513 units per person
in 2016
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Rural population, per capita in Vanuatu, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Vanuatu is 0.7768 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.9202 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.7513 units per person, in 2016.
Vanuatu ranks 9th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9202 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.9175 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.9147 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.9119 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.909 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.9061 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.9031 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.9001 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.8966 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8932 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8896 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.8861 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.8825 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8789 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.8752 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8715 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8678 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.864 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8602 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8563 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8523 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.8482 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8439 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8396 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8353 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.831 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8269 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8229 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8192 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8156 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8123 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8092 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8062 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8032 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8004 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7976 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7948 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.792 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7892 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7863 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7834 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7807 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.778 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7754 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7727 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.77 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7671 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.764 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7607 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7571 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7526 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7521 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7518 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7516 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7514 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7514 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7513 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7524 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7573 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.765 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7758 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7775 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7775 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7773 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7771 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.7768 units per person | -0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.7768 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4913 units per person, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.7768 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3456 units per person, 2.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9072 units per person | 0.8932 units per person | 0.9202 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8732 units per person | 0.8563 units per person | 0.8896 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8335 units per person | 0.8156 units per person | 0.8523 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7991 units per person | 0.7863 units per person | 0.8123 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7709 units per person | 0.7571 units per person | 0.7834 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7537 units per person | 0.7513 units per person | 0.765 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.777 units per person | 0.7758 units per person | 0.7775 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 6 Sri Lanka 0.7955 units per person compare
- 7 Tonga 0.7884 units per person compare
- 8 South Sudan 0.7832 units per person compare
- 10 Micronesia (country) 0.7752 units per person compare
- 11 Ethiopia 0.7589 units per person compare
- 12 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7567 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Vanuatu
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2663 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,054 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.8% (2011)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2011)
- Rural population 77.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Vanuatu?
- Rural population, per capita in Vanuatu was 0.7768 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9202 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7513 units per person in 2016.
- How does Vanuatu rank for rural population, per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 9th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.